2 Chronicles 23:21

All throughout the land people celebrated, and Jerusalem was at peace, because Athaliah had been killed by the sword.

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In The King James Version

And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

In Context

20Along with the commanders, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people, he led the king in a procession down from the Lord's Temple through the upper gate to the royal palace. There they set the king on the royal throne.

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Cross References

Psalms 58:10Those who live right will be happy when they see there is punishment; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Revelation 18:20Celebrate what's happened to her, heaven and believers and apostles and prophets, for God has condemned her as she condemned you.”

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 23:13-21

Joash Crowned and Athaliah Slain. ( b. c. 878.) 12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the Lord : 13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. 14… Read the whole commentary →

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